Then U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. McCarthy stands before a map which charts what he said was Communist activity in the United States. (Photo by ...
“Almost forgotten today, McCarthy’s VOA hearings — which lasted five weeks and included the testimony of 60 witnesses — represent an early and disruptive chapter in the 83-year history of Voice of ...
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It’s Hard to Fight McCarthyism When McCarthy Is President
Relaunching free-speech groups that fought the Red Scare is helpful. But last time, they had the White House as an ally, not ...
Army Counsel Joseph Welch looks angry and waves a hand as he demands that Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisc.), not try to serve as both witness and judge in the McCarthy-Army row, June 16, 1954. Their ...
During Senator Joe McCarthy’s communist witch hunts in the 1950s, he decided to go after the U.S. Army. The army hired Joseph Welch as its lawyer to make its case during what is known as the ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In mid-1954, a riveted nation watched Senator Joseph McCarthy accuse the U.S. Army of being infiltrated by communists. But the army's lawyer, ...
The parallels between McCarthyism and Trumpism are stark and unsettling; in both eras, dissent has been conflated with disloyalty.
Earlier this month, a reporter asked Donald Trump about right-wing activist Laura Loomer and her influence in the White House. He didn’t hesitate to respond. “I know she’s known as a ‘radical right,’ ...
Then U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin testifying against the U.S. Army during the Army-McCarthy hearings in Washington, D.C., June 9, 1954. McCarthy stands before a map which charts Communist ...
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